Manager - Research & Development - Beverages/Snacks

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Managing the Beverage/Snacks product development cycle (e.g., timelines, costing, vendor selection).

- Independently handle product development in lab and commercialization of the formulation in the third party unit.

- Work with cross functional teams, like marketing, Technical, Finance and Supply Chain to understand the needs and deliver the market preferred product that bring-in Business Value.

- Ensure all regulatory requirements are met in every aspect of Product formulation.

- Identify equipment solutions and liaise with the equipment manufacturers to assess the suitability and feasibility.

- Liaise with suppliers to obtain ingredient samples, specifications etc.

- Set up a sensory evaluation panel and set up sensory evaluation studies of lab prototypes and competitor products.

- Liaise with third party quality team to ensure and implement quality systems to produce defect free, consumer safe products

- Ensure effective documentation related to Stability Testing, Analytical data, Formulation, Ingredients and Specifications